Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
And
the Ziphites come
in
unto
Saul ,
at Gibeah ,
saying
, `
Is not David hiding himself
in
the height
of Hachilah, on
the
front
of
the
desert
? '
Then
the Ziphites came
to
Saul at Gibeah and
said
, “
Is not David hiding on
the hill
of Hachilah, opposite
Jeshimon
? ”
And
Saul riseth
, and
goeth
down
unto
the
wilderness
of
Ziph,
and
with
him
three thousand men,
chosen ones
of Israel, to seek
David
in
the wilderness of Ziph.
So
Saul, accompanied
by
three thousand chosen men
of Israel, went
down
to the Wilderness of Ziph to
search
for
David
there
.
And
Saul encampeth
in
the height
of
Hachilah,
which
`is'
on
the front
of the
desert,
by
the
way
, and
David is
abiding
in the wilderness ,
and
he seeth
that Saul hath
come
after
him in
to
the
wilderness;
Saul camped
beside
the road
at
the hill
of Hachilah
opposite
Jeshimon
, but
David was
living
in the wilderness .
When
he realized
that Saul had
followed
him there,
and
David sendeth
spies ,
and
knoweth
that Saul hath
come
unto
Nachon,
David sent
out
spies to
verify
that Saul had
arrived.
and
David riseth,
and cometh
in
unto
the place where Saul hath
encamped,
and
David
seeth
the place where Saul hath
lain,
and Abner son of Ner, head
of his host
, and
Saul is
lying in
the path
, and
the people
are
encamping
round
about
him.
Then
David set
out
and went
to
the place where Saul had
camped.
He
saw
the place where Saul and Abner son of Ner, the
general
of his army
, had
lain
down.
Saul was
lying inside
the inner
circle
of
the
camp
, with
the troops
camped
around
him.
And David answereth
and
saith
unto
Ahimelech the Hittite ,
and unto
Abishai son of Zeruiah, brother of
Joab
, saying,
`
Who doth
go down with me unto
Saul ,
unto
the camp? '
and
Abishai
saith,
`I
--
I go down
with thee
. '
And David asked
Ahimelech the Hittite and Abishai son of Zeruiah, Joab’s
brother, “
Who will
go down with me to
Saul in
the camp? ”
“
I will
go with you,”
answered
Abishai
.
And
David cometh
--
and Abishai --
unto
the people
by
night
, and lo,
Saul is
lying sleeping
in the path
, and
his spear struck
into
the earth
at
his pillow,
and abner and the people
are
lying round
about
him.
That
night
David and Abishai came
to
the troops
, and Saul was
lying there
asleep
in the inner
circle
of
the
camp
, with
his spear stuck
in
the ground
by
his head.
And Abner and the troops
were
lying around
him.
And
Abishai saith
unto
David, `
God hath
shut
up
to-day
thine
enemy into thy
hand ;
and,
now, let me smite
him,
I
pray
thee,
with
a
spear ,
even
into the earth
at
once
--
and
I do
repeat
`it'
to him .'
Abishai said
to
David, “Today
God has
delivered
your
enemy into your
hand .
Now, therefore,
please
let me thrust
the
spear through
him
into the ground
with
one
stroke.
I will
not
need
to strike
him twice!”
And
David saith
unto
Abishai, `
Destroy him not;
for who hath
put
forth
his
hand against the anointed of
Jehovah,
and been
acquitted
? '
But
David said
to
Abishai, “Do
not
destroy him ,
for who can
lift
a
hand against the LORD’s
anointed and be
guiltless
? ”
And
David saith
, `Jehovah
liveth;
except
Jehovah
doth
smite
him
, or
his day come that
he hath
died
, or into
battle
he go down,
and hath
been
consumed
--
David added
, “As
surely
as
the
LORD
lives
, the
LORD
Himself
will
strike
him
down;
either
his day will
come and
he will
die
, or he will
go into
battle
and perish.
far
be
it
from
me,
by
Jehovah,
from
putting
forth
my hand against the anointed of
Jehovah;
and,
now
, take ,
I
pray
thee,
the spear which
`is'
at
his
pillow,
and the
cruse
of
water, and we
go away
. '
But
the
LORD
forbid
that
I
should
stretch
out
my hand against the LORD’s
anointed .
Instead
, take the spear and water jug
by
his
head
, and let
us
go. ”
And
David taketh
the spear ,
and the
cruse
of
water at
the
pillow
of
Saul
, and they go
away,
and
there
is
none
seeing,
and
there
is
none
knowing,
and
there
is
none
awaking
, for
all of
them
are
sleeping
, for
a deep sleep `
from '
Jehovah
hath
fallen upon
them.
So
David took
the spear and water jug
by
Saul’s
head
, and they departed.
No
one
saw
them
or
knew
about
it
, nor
did
anyone
wake
up;
they
all remained
asleep
, because
a deep sleep from the
LORD
had
fallen on
them.
And
David passeth
over
to the other side ,
and standeth
on
the
top
of
the
hill
afar
off
--
great
`is'
the place
between them ;
Then
David crossed
to the other side and stood
atop
the mountain
at
a
distance;
there
was
a
wide
gulf
between them .
and David calleth
unto
the people,
and unto
Abner son of Ner, saying,
`Dost
thou
not answer, Abner? '
and
Abner
answereth
and
saith,
`Who
`art'
thou
`
who '
hast
called
unto
the king? '
And David shouted
to
the troops
and to
Abner son of Ner, “Will
you
not answer me
, Abner? ”
“
Who calls
to
the king? ”
Abner
replied.
And
David saith
unto
Abner, `Art
not
thou
a man? and who `is'
like
thee
in Israel? but
why hast
thou
not watched
over
thy
lord the king ?
for
one of the people had
come
in
to destroy the
king,
thy
lord.
So
David said
to
Abner, “You
are
a man ,
aren’t
you
? And who in Israel is
your
equal
? Why then
did
you
not protect
your
lord the king when
one of the people came
to destroy him?
Not
good
is
this thing which
thou
hast
done ;
Jehovah
liveth
, but
ye
`are'
sons
of death
, in
that
ye
have
not watched
over
your lord, over
the anointed of
Jehovah;
and
now ,
see
where the king's
spear `is',
and the
cruse
of
water which
`is'
at
his bolster.'
This thing you
have
done is
not
good.
As
surely
as
the
LORD
lives
, all
of you
deserve
to
die
, since
you
did
not protect
your lord, the LORD’s
anointed .
Now look
around.
Where are
the king’s
spear and water jug
that
were
by
his head?”
And
Saul discerneth
the
voice of
David,
and saith
, `
Is this
thy
voice, my son David
? '
and
David
saith,
`
My voice, my lord ,
O
king !'
Then
Saul recognized
David’s
voice and asked
, “
Is that
your
voice, David
my son? ”
“It
is
my voice, my lord and
king ,”
David
said.
and he saith
, `
Why `
is '
this
--
my lord is
pursuing after
his servant? for
what have I done ,
and
what `
is '
in my hand evil
?
And he continued
, “
Why is my lord pursuing his servant? What have I done ?
What evil
is in my hand?
And,
now ,
let,
I
pray
thee
, my lord the king hear the words of his servant: if Jehovah
hath
moved
thee
against me, let
Him
accept a
present;
and
if the
sons
of
men --
cursed
`are'
they
before
Jehovah
, for they have cast
me out
to-day
from being
admitted
into
the inheritance of Jehovah
, saying, Go, serve other gods.
Now please
, may
my lord the king hear the words of his servant: If the
LORD
has
stirred
you
up
against me, then
may
He
accept an
offering.
But
if men have
done
it
, may
they
be
cursed
in
the
presence
of
the
LORD!
For today
they have driven
me away
from sharing
in
the inheritance of the
LORD
, saying, ‘
Go, serve other gods. ’
`And
now,
let
not my blood fall to the earth
over-against
the face
of Jehovah,
for the king of Israel hath
come out to seek
one
flea, as
`
one '
pursueth
the
partridge in mountains. '
So
do
not let
my blood fall to the ground
far
from
the presence
of the
LORD.
For the king of Israel has
come out to look
for
a
flea, like
one who
hunts
a
partridge in the
mountains. ”
And
Saul saith
, `
I have sinned ;
turn
back, my son David,
for
I do
evil
to
thee
no
more
, because that
my soul
hath
been
precious in
thine
eyes
this
day;
lo,
I have acted
foolishly,
and do
err
very
greatly.'
Then
Saul replied
, “
I have sinned .
Come
back, David
my son .
I will
never
harm
you
again
, because today
you
considered
my life
precious .
I have played
the
fool
and have
committed
a
grave
error!”
And
David
answereth
and
saith,
`Lo,
the king's
spear ;
and
let one of the young men pass
over ,
and receive
it ;
“Here
is
the king’s
spear ,”
David
answered.
“
Let one of the young men come
over and get
it .
and
Jehovah
doth
turn
back
to
each
his righteousness and his
faithfulness ,
in
that
Jehovah
hath
given
thee
to-day
into `
my '
hand, and
I have
not been
willing
to
put
forth
my hand against the anointed of
Jehovah,
May
the
LORD
repay
every
man
for
his righteousness and faithfulness .
For
the
LORD
delivered
you
into my hand today
, but
I would
not stretch
out
my hand against the LORD’s
anointed .
and
lo,
as thy
soul
hath
been
great
this
day
in
mine
eyes
, so is
my
soul
great
in
the eyes
of
Jehovah,
and He
doth
deliver
me out
of
all distress
. '
As surely
as
I
valued
your
life
today
, so may
the LORD
value
my
life
and rescue
me from
all trouble
. ”
And
Saul saith
unto
David
, `
Blessed `art'
thou
, my son David,
also
working
thou
dost
work,
and also
prevailing
thou
dost
prevail. '
And
David goeth
on his way, and Saul hath
turned
back
to
his
place
.
Saul said
to
him
, “May
you
be
blessed, David
my son .
You
will
accomplish
great
things
and will
surely
prevail. ”
So
David went
on his way, and Saul returned
home
.
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